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terminated in accordance with Section IV.D. Refunds must be approved by the Forum and will be distributed to the Parties in proportion to the dues allocation described in Section III.C.2. Forum members not designated in Section I.A are not entitled to any such refund. Any refunds related to contributions made under the 2015-2020 agreement will be in proportion to the amount contributed by each entity during the effective date of the 2015-2020 agreement. Any Forum member that leaves or exits this Agreement before any Forum decision to approve a refund, irrevocably waives its right to any refund regardless of its prior contribution. C. Contracting Process. i. If the Forum wishes to contract for services,Tacoma shall be the contracting agent. Tacoma shall follow all its applicable contracting and procurement laws and rules and serve as the contract signatory. ii. The Forum will identify its contracting needs and present any contract proposal to the Steering Committee. The Steering Committee must approve all scopes of work which may be presented as a summary with deliverables and estimated costs. If approved, Tacoma will procure and execute them in accordance with applicable laws and rules. iii. Forum members are intended to be third-party beneficiaries of any contract entered into by Tacoma on behalf of the Forum. Tacoma shall include such language in each agreement executed on behalf of the Forum. iv. In unusual or urgent circumstances, another public agency member within the member categories in Section I.A-C may issue a contract for the Forum with Chair and Steering Committee's concurrence in compliance with Tacoma's and that member's contracting and procurement laws and rules. Forum members may request reimbursement from Tacoma if they enter an approved contracting arrangement on behalf of the Forum. 4